lot of pre WW1 spinners are getting forgotted. I don’t know how they would rank against their successors, or how great Loahmann is? Although I rate Hobbs second to the Boy from Bowral based on his reputation on how he handled googlies on wet wickets , his batting videos which I have seen looks like his batting was too fragile in comparison to his successors… can’t even imagine him playing toe crushers of Waqar.
Larwood couldn't preassure Hobbs, so I don't think Waqar is doing much unless it's peak Waqar, then everyone would struggle.
sit this one out Subs.
I mean, he has asked a fair question.
might be..but his batting seems like that.
All of Laker, Grimmett and Ashwin have decent shouts, Verity too.
I'd personally put Gibbs there too but I know I'm alone on that one, Hugh Tayfield too but I know I'm alone on that alone as well.
This is why I argue Kyear can be dishonest with his views for the sake of winning an argument.
Nope you're not alone. PEWS rates him in the top 5.
The only one who isn't a decent shout-out for no.4 is Qadir. Kyear knows this but again needs to be shifty about it to avoid being pinned down by you.
makes sense, Tayfield has match winning performance and spells in both England and Australia and was a beast at home too.
Reaching a bit here.
I'm with you on Tayfield as well, I rate him very highly.
Ha, I missed that part. I have Gibbs slightly lower but not by much at all - a great bowler.
I’m also on the Tayfield train btw. For me its a shootout between Tayfield, Laker and Grimmett. The others are all reasonable shouts too but this is just for me.
Yeah, stellar record for the first 10 years of his career even though he had the flattest pitches at home.
I counted you and PEWS together.
Are they objectively more important in the sense that the absence of one affects more than others? Sure.
I’ll take it as a compliment. I’m sure we do have some differing opinions though.